AJ Climate Champions podcast: Carmody Groarke’s Sian Ricketts on making bricks from waste

The Architects’ JournalAJ Climate Champions podcast: Carmody Groarke’s Sian Ricketts on making bricks from waste Carmody Groarke sustainability lead Sian Ricketts explains how architecture can adapt to the reality of finite resources and an abundance of waste The post AJ Climate Champions podcast: Carmody Groarke’s Sian Ricketts on making bricks from waste appeared first on The Architects’ JournalAJ Contributor

Pursuing New Paradigms To Meet Lofty Goals

The Port of Long Beach, ENR California’s Owner of the Year, aims to set a new standard for seaport efficiency and sustainability.

Holistic approach to sustainability sets SFS rainscreen brackets above the competition

The complexities and sometimes confusions of sustainability in construction put specifiers in a daunting position, with even apparently responsible choices of material –including picking recycled aluminium – leaving a host of questions still to be answered. The post Holistic approach to sustainability sets SFS rainscreen brackets above the competition appeared first on Planning, Building & Construction Today.

The American Planning Association Sustainable Communities Division Announces the Winners of the 11th Annual Awards for Excellence in Sustainability

The American Planning Association’s Sustainable Communities Division (APA SCD) announced the winners of the 11th Annual Awards for Excellence in Sustainability at the 2024 National Planning Conference in Minneapolis. The awards honor projects, plans, policies, individuals, and organizations whose work is dedicated to supporting sustainable communities. The winners represent extraordinary achievements in six sustainable planning categories. The […]

CIOB Awards 2024: Sustainability

With a 40-year career in construction to build on, Saul Humphrey is on a mission to embed sustainable practice into the industry. The post CIOB Awards 2024: Sustainability appeared first on Construction Management.

Everything Electric Show - THIS is How to Speed Up The Heat Pump Rollout 26072023

Could a shared network of ground source heat pumps be the solution to decarbonising millions of UK homes? Is the solution literally beneath our feet? Imogen and the team went to Stithians in Cornwall to talk to Kensa Utilities about their Heat the Streets project and how they’re helping to tackle the climate crisis through networked ground source heat pumps and funded arrays. These networks are being proposed as an alternative to the gas grid for rural and urban areas across the UK.

HS2 - HS2 moves 10 million tonnes of construction material by rail 06072023

In May 2023, HS2 achieved their target of moving 10 million tonnes of material to and from their construction sites by rail, a major milestone in their plan to cut carbon emissions by removing lorries from roads. HS2 celebrated this feat at an event at Tarmac’s Tunstead Quarry in Derbyshire, which was spearheaded by a unique line-up of locomotives that have delivered aggregate for HS2.

Metroun - UK Building Regulations Explained Simply 19042023

The UK Building Regulations are a set of standards that ensure that all construction work in the UK is safe, healthy, and accessible. In this video, Metroun explore what the Building Regulations are, how they are enforced, as well as the series of approved documents

Metroun - Construction Tenders - Sustainability 12042023

Sustainability is becoming more of a key feature within construction Tenders due to the global climate crisis. This Metroun video takes a look at how construction firms can increase sustainability in their practices and effectively answer tender questions of this nature.

Belinda Carr - 5 ways ESG could destroy the construction industry 28042023

ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance. It is a rating system that measures the sustainability and ethical impact of a company. So, will the ESG rating system reduce our impact on the environment? Will it help us build better? Or is it just another greenwashing tactic that will curb progress and bankrupt the construction industry?

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